The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-30

j. M. Guffey left the early evening trains.
one for Buffalo and the other Tor Pittsburg.
Indianapolis company's directors just in time TO
arrange for their departure. Both gentlemen
seemed to bs we'll pleased at the knowledge they
possessed. Mr.. Guffey had duplicate copies OF
the agreement in his pocket, and as he did not
care about having them as that time ne passed
them over to Mr.. O'Day with You can sign
them and send them to me Tor my signature
when you get home"
During the morning these two gentlemen. with
others representing pipe and natural-gas inter
ests. made trip around the Belt Mr. ODay
brought back from his jaunt very favorable i'm
pressIons of Indianapolis resources and condi-
items for great manufacturing center. He said
to a citizen in the Bates-House lobby: You
have fine city, and all that is necessary is for
your people to show greater liberality 20 enter
prises backed by foreign capital that desire to
make their homo here. They will have the OPP
portunity before long. and trust that they will
seize it and allow the city to begin career OF
great prosperity. have seen the probabilities
here. and nowhere in this country are they bet
ter for an immense DEVELOPMENT OF wealth and
industries"
''Do you think that natural gas at early
day Will become factor in this prosperity was
asked
II think it will. and the only thing in the way
is the people. They can have the gas il they
want it and show some liherality" Further
than this Mr.. O'Day would not go in ex-
planning either the object or the result OF his
visit but gentleman closely connected with
the deal said "Gas will be in the vicinity OF
Indianapolis before the year is closed"
That means Haughville and West Indianap-
olisan
Yes. and around the Belt railroad. There
will be large demand for gas at the outset, and
what is to come Afterwards will enable the pipe
line CONS any to carry its business without
IT, fs'y consumers until they are ready to ask Tor
1.-THE company then can count enlarged
demand from factories that to be built
around the Belt!"
Undoubtedly. All that was considered be-
fore the present arrangement was entered into
by the three companies concerned. The ar
rangement itself Of course l cannot explain as
both the Guffey and the Standard interests are
secondary in one respect as far as piping
gas the places mentioned is concerned. The
Gufey and Standard leases, wells, and other
Indiana properties in their relation to this city
go in a block"
"But Mr.. OfDay says the Standards proper
ties not for sale''
THAT statement is partially true. It is pos
sible he intended reservation, as he is not
prepared to go into particulars, but the fact
remains that Hauehville is to have gas also
West Indianapolis and so on around the Belt
/ cannot speak Cor the company that is to fur
nish it. but If had anything to do with it
would not only pipe to those places, but d.
until could come into it by right of eminent
domain. II is possible that the solution will be
finally sought in legislation"
The Indianapolis company will not help out
theories and speculations in the least It is
saving it's knowledge of how the agreement
stands until its interests in this matter are in
such form permit of official statements to
the public. In a measure speculatioDs have 10
doubt reached very near the truth. but they
fail on combinations to statements that the
Standard has entirely let 60 of its interest. and
on assertions that the Indianapolis company 10
60 wait until the other companies lay pipe lines
and furnish gas to it at the point OF consump-
ton. Piping from Noblesville. Fisher Static n
and Harris farm will begin next week.